Metallic railway-tie.



No 894,404 PATENTED JULY 28, 1908 J. G. SNYDER.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1907.

r MW wihwwzzo PATENT FFICEL JOHN G. SNYDER, {PF .ALiOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

lI-Epeeificletiorr or Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 190% lip pliestion filed .leptcmber 3, 3.3m. Serial No. 391,102.

it known that l. dorm: SNYDEP citizen of the l hlited States, residing" illtoons, in the county of Blair and Fdtste oi .icrinsylvsnis, hove invented certain new useful lmprovoments in liletallic set w y-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improveiiients in meta lic railway-ties of that description w are made oi sheet metal, and more ulsrly to the clamping mechanism. for g the rail to the tie.

i has for its object the provision or" means whereby the chimp can be readily adjusted to meet the will otter the letter has been p051 tioncd on is tic sud wl'iioh will securely hold it in place.

The invention consists the novel con struction, combination and arrangement of parts, such. as will be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drowings.

In the drawings, in whicl'i similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is e plan view of a ClGVlCQGIILbOClYlIIg the invention. 2 is r.- longitudinel sectional View. Fig. 3 is e detail perspective View of the holding plate. Fig". 4 is a. plan view showing urnodiiicstion oi the device. Fig. 5 is u longitudinal sectional view of the some. .Fig. 6 is s. detail perspective view of the holding plots in the modification.

The body of the tie of sheet metal and may be of any suitable formation. To it is secured the rail by the clan. )5 l plecod on Opposite sides of the some I secured to the crown. lloch chimp l. h its outer end the diagonal L 3 extending;- the lie. its the con. he moved sid while the iildugo i. slot".

lteris with the slot wiring to the with. the slot the sides e movon'ient oi the clamp will give o lo "ludiuul adjustment of the slump on the t .lud the chimp con be properly positioned with i'olution to the rail. W ion the clamp in piece the flange 2 engaging the slot 25 will hold the lump against the thrust of the 'sil. The clamp is secured in place by the bolt l mounted ill the tie passing through the slot 5 extending diagonally across the clump 1 2d :l with the lla hge 2 and tl:ic slot 3. tlr

the slots 4- and 5 are parallel the clamp can be moved sideivise so that the required longitudinal adjustment can be secured.

As shown in Figs, 1, 2 and 3, the clamp is held against occidental displacement by the looking piste 6. On the sides of the locking plate ere the op osite orollel ribs 7 fitting over the longitu 'nol e ges of the clamp an they serve to hold the plate against transverse movement on the clamp, but allow it longitudinal movement of the plate on the clamp. Extending obliquely across the plate 6 is the elongated slot 8 through Which the bolt l posses when the parts are assem bled. The slot 8 crosses the slot 5 and at their points of intersection the bolt passes through them.

in. assembling the parts the clamp is positioned on the tie to engage the rail with the bolt passing through the slot 5. Then the locking plate 6 is placed on the clamp with the bolt passing through the slot 8 and the nut is turned down on the bolt to secure the different parts together. As the looking plate is held on. the clamp against transverse movement by the ribs 7, and as the slots 5 and 8 cross each other at an angle, and as the bolt passes through the slotset their intersection, the clamp is firmly held against accidental displacement. v

As shown in Figs. d, 5 and 6, the locking plate 6 in tho first instance is replaced by the curved locking plate 9. The latter has but a. single rib 10 to engage the side of the clamp. in the curved locking plate is the curved elongated slot 11 through which the bolt passes. When in position the rib 10 of the curved locking piste engages the longer side oi the clamp and the curved slot crosses the slot 5 at the bolt. When so assembled the locking piste holds the. clamp against movement sidewise in the direction of the longer side. Movement of the clamp in-the opposite direction, that is towards its shorter side, is prevented by the clsmp abutting against the mil.

F or some pu1'poses, to avoid friction between the two for an instance, it is desirable to separate tl is looking plate from the clamp. This is done by the nut 12 placed between the two members as shown in Fig. 5. Having thus described my invention what li claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l.- In o. ruil-isst0nor, a tie, it rail-olzmnp llsngo and provided withu slot adjustable on said tie, a.

looking plate engaging said rail-clamp haw ing an elongated slot at an angle to the slot in the i'ail-olmnp and said plate being adjustable on the mil-clamp so that its slot can. be positioned to cross the slot of the mil-clamp, end 0 bolt mounted in said tie passing thi'eugh both oi: said slots at their intersection to secure the re1l-olemp to the 4 tie.

2. In a mil-fastener, a tie, a mil-clamp provided With a slot ad ustable on SfiJCl tie, a locking plate engaging said mil-clamp lim 111g; an elongated slot at an angle t0 the slot in the mil olamp and Sltld. plate being ed- JOHN G. SNYDER.

i l itnesses STEPHEN H. R1111), JOHN C. L. OREILLY; 

